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How to pronounce “placeholder”
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Pronunciation guide for placeholder
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of placeholder with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Unleash Your Inner Maximalist Through Costume
Today, after all, is a placeholder for what's coming tomorrow.
- Definition summary
- Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
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How to pronounce placeholder
How to Unleash Your Inner Maximalist Through Costume

Today, after all, is a placeholder for what's coming tomorrow.
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
- (graphical user interface) A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
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